ANCHORAGE – Governor Walker is encouraged by the United States Trade Representative’s removal of Alaska salmon from the list of goods subject to new tariffs between the U.S. and China. Salmon filets join Alaskan cod and pollock in having potential tariffs lifted. The USTR announcement came after advocacy from the Governor, industry partners, and Alaska’s […]
WASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) participated in a Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee hearing yesterday, to review the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) funding request for the Bureau of Industry and Security, the International Trade Administration, and the United States International Trade Commission. Witnesses participating in the hearing included: Nazak Nikakhtar, […]
Troopers report that they recovered some of the over $85,000 worth of seafood and arrested a Homer man in Soldotna after an investigation that was initiated on Wednesday. The investigation into the stolen seafood and money from Ninilchik business, Tanner’s Fresh Fish Processing, was opened following a report of the burglary at 8:30 am on Wednesday. […]
WASHINGTON D.C.— During a Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee hearing recently, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) questioned Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, on the administration’s plans to ensure our trade policy allows seafood producers to thrive, citing China’s recently announced 25 percent tariff on American seafood imports. “It has clearly rattled […]